stain (noun)
1stain — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ stubborn ▪ dark ▪ blood (usually bloodstain), coffee, grass, grease, ink …
2stain´like´ — stain «stayn», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to discolor (something); spot; soil: »The tablecloth is stained where food has been spilled. Let not women s weapons, waterdrops, Stain my man s cheeks (Shakespeare). 2. Figurative. a) o spot by wrongdoing or… …
3stain´er — stain «stayn», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to discolor (something); spot; soil: »The tablecloth is stained where food has been spilled. Let not women s weapons, waterdrops, Stain my man s cheeks (Shakespeare). 2. Figurative. a) o spot by wrongdoing or… …
4stain´a|ble — stain «stayn», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to discolor (something); spot; soil: »The tablecloth is stained where food has been spilled. Let not women s weapons, waterdrops, Stain my man s cheeks (Shakespeare). 2. Figurative. a) o spot by wrongdoing or… …
5stain´less|ness — stain|less «STAYN lihs», adjective, noun. –adj. without stain; spotless. –n. = stainless steel. (Cf. ↑stainless steel) –stain´less|ly, adverb. –stain´less|ness, noun …
6stain´less|ly — stain|less «STAYN lihs», adjective, noun. –adj. without stain; spotless. –n. = stainless steel. (Cf. ↑stainless steel) –stain´less|ly, adverb. –stain´less|ness, noun …
7stain|less — «STAYN lihs», adjective, noun. –adj. without stain; spotless. –n. = stainless steel. (Cf. ↑stainless steel) –stain´less|ly, adverb. –stain´less|ness, noun …
8stain|a|bil|i|ty — «STAY nuh BIHL uh tee», noun. the ability of a cell or a part of a cell to take up a stain …
9stain — I verb attaint, bedaub, befoul, besmear, besmirch, blacken, blemish, blot, blotch, bring reproach upon, color, contaminate, corrupt, damage, daub, debase, defame, defile, detract from, dirty, discolor, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, dye, grime,… …
10stain — ► VERB 1) mark or discolour with something that is not easily removed. 2) damage (someone s or something s reputation). 3) colour with a penetrative dye or chemical. ► NOUN 1) a stubborn discoloured patch or dirty mark. 2) a thing that damages a… …
